24 October 2006

My Little Slice of Rhinebeck

It was good. Really busy, but really good. The crowds made it a bit overwhelming at times, but from a vendor's perspective the crowds mean a more successful event. The downside to being there as a vendor, though, is that it severely limited my time to wander and visit with people (and buy stuff). Nonetheless, I did manage to get in a little visiting and even managed to document some of it.

I was hoping that there would be more photos with Dolores's image in them, but David hung the signs he printed for Blogger Bingo Headquarters too high for them to show up in most of the shots. As the hired helpfree labor loving, supportive partner, I wasn't really in a good position to argue the matter. Besides, it was a little more important to have products within reach of customers.

I have to say that hosting Blogger Bingo was a ton of fun and Stitchy, well, she was a hell of a hoot - and an excellent getter of small bills for the cash register. I met so many knitting bloggers, and I know I can't even begin to remember all of them (I'm seriously horrible at remembering people. When I met David last year, I didn't remember that we'd had a blind date 12 years earlier in Minneapolis. Fortunately, he hasn't held it against me.)I do know, though, that I met (in no particular order) my neighbor Cheryl, Carole, Kellee, Carol, fellow Utilikilter Dave, Amy (sans Jillian), Juno, Fuchsia Lucia, Jeni, Marcy, Paul, Jude, Ina, Mary Beth, Nishanna, and a lot of other people that I just can't remember. Even if I had been there as a civilian and hadn't had to fit in socializing in between ringing people up and restocking, there's just no way my brain could have processed it all.

David & I owe a very special thank you to Lars and Ted, who offered to help us take the booth down at the end of the day Sunday. It made that particular job take about half as long as it would have. It also gave us time to treat them to dinner and have a nice visit at the end of a very busy, very tiring weekend.

Oh, and Cheryl pointed out in the comments to yesterday's post that there was a purchase I didn't include with my yarn haul. I didn't include it because it wasn't from the yarn budget. I decided it needed to be a purchase independent of the vagaries of the cat toy market.

I brought it to work with me, along with the 5oz. of Shetland roving, and I think it's just about time to go play with it.

One Last Thing....

I'm dead.

I think anyone who knows me at all knows that I'm just not a fuchsia and teal kind of person. Not even remotely. I suppose, though, that they'll make a warm outer pair of socks for wearing around the house this winter.

Here is just another example of why Dogs are better than Cats. In this case, a cat started a fire that burned down the owner's house, and the dog saved the owner's life, and died trying to save the cat.

The moral of this story is that if a person is foolish enough to acquire a cat, she should also get a dog... it might just save her life.

WHAT in the world is Cate doing with short sleeves?! (funny the strange things we notice)

My expression in that photo makes me look exactly like my aunt (not a compliment). It's the best photo of my sweater I've seen, though. I'm glad I got to your booth Sunday, not Saturday. I can't imagine the kind of crowds there on Sat.!

OMG! They GAVE out (as in free/gift?) Quviuk? If you perchance are allergic to it, I can take it off your hands for you. Just let me know :-).thanks for sharing Rhinebeck with this knitter who didn't get to go.

It was great meeting you and David. After Joe, Mar, Ted and Lars all told me to get my first spinning fiber from you, I left, fondling it non-stop, until I got to the Golding booth to buy a spindle. Uh-oh...I think I'm in trouble.